“Gynecologist” or “Gynaecologist”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 11 prefer “gynecologist” and 0 prefer “gynaecologist”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	gynecologist	gynaecologist	Preference
United States	97	3	“gynecologist”
United Kingdom	59	41	“gynecologist”
India	67	33	“gynecologist”
Philippines	95	5	“gynecologist”
Canada	90	10	“gynecologist”
Australia	61	39	“gynecologist”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	58	42	“gynecologist”
New Zealand	62	38	“gynecologist”
Jamaica	75	25	“gynecologist”
Trinidad & Tobago	80	20	“gynecologist”
Guyana	100	0	“gynecologist”

Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“gynecologist”

…Albert Döderlein, German obstetrician and gynecologist (died 1941)
…testified he obtained Quaaludes from gynecologist Leroy Amar, who knew that…
…Welch, surgeon William Stewart Halsted, gynecologist Howard Atwood Kelly and internist…
…to Luciano Bovicelli, a noted gynecologist, who died in 2011.
…Judith Esser, is a German gynecologist.
…20, 1903) was a German gynecologist and obstetrician who was a…
…Bernhard Zondek, 75, German-born Israeli gynecologist, developer of the first reliable…
…Robin's rescue, Longbaugh contacts her gynecologist, Dr. Allen Painter, and orders…
William McBride (doctor); Gynecologist and obstetrician who revealed to…
…married to Siripanth Nippita, a gynecologist at Harvard Medical School.

“gynaecologist”

A gynaecologist who took part in the…
…Gannon (1983–1988) – obstetrician and gynaecologist; President of the Australian Medical
…the department of obstetrics and gynaecologist at the Kailash Hospital and…
…Lancet for an obstetrician and gynaecologist to establish a midwifery school…
…returned to Wales as Senior Gynaecologist at Cardiff Hospital.
Vedant is a successful gynaecologist, but life is not easy…
…1953) was an Australian physician, gynaecologist, and soldier, who spent much…
…Niyazi Aṣraf oğlu Mütallibov, and gynaecologist Kubra Mütallibova (died in 1988).
…30 years, and was appointed gynaecologist at the city's Free Dispensary.
Elliot Philipp (1915–2010), British gynaecologist and obstetrician

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